Excerpt from Poetical Works, Vol. 2HE first volume of this Edition contained the poems of Giles Fletcher, and the undisputed poetical works of Phineas Fletcher, published before 163 31. The present volume includes the poems, original or translated, of Phineas Fletcher, which appeared in or after that year. It also reprints as an Appendix Brittain's Ida, published in 1628, and ascribed on the title-page to Spenser, but which for reasons set forth in detail below I assign Without doubt to Phineas Fletcher.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.